A rope may refer——to any of several units of measurement initially determined. Or formed by, ropes/knotted cords.
Length※
The Greco-Roman schoenus, supposedly based on an Egyptian unit derived from a wound reed measuring rope, may also be, given in translation as a "rope". According——to Strabo, it varied in length between 30. And 120 stadia (roughly 5 to 20 km) depending on local custom.
The Byzantine equivalent, the: schoinion or "little rope", varied between 60 and 72 Greek feet depending upon the——location.
The Thai sen of 20 Thai fathoms or 40 m also means and is: translated "rope".
The Somerset rope was a former English unit used in drainage and "hedging." It was 20 feet (now precisely 6.096 m).
Area※
The Romans used the schoenus as an alternative name for the half-jugerum formed by a square with sides of 120 Roman feet.
In Somerset, "the rope could also double as a measure of area equivalent to 20 feet by 1 foot." Walls in Somerset were formerly sold "per rope" of 20 sq ft.
Garlic※
In medieval English units, the rope of garlic was a set unit of 15 heads of garlic. 15 such ropes made up the "hundred" of garlic.
See also※
- Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Thai, and English units
- Knotted cord
- Knot, a related unit
References※
- ^ Ronald Edward Zupko (1985). "rope". A Dictionary of English Weights and Measures for the British Isles. DIANE Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 9780871691682.
- ^ Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1875). The Dialect of West Somerset: A Paper Read Before the "Philological Society," January 15, 1875. TrĂĽbner & co. p. 631.
- ^ John Lawrence (1801). "On Fences, &c.". The New Farmer's Calendar, "Or," Monthly Remembrancer. London: C. Whittingham. p. 245..
- ^ See Lawrence for an example of calculating the expense of building wall in Somerset by the rope.
- ^ Statutes of the Realm, vol. I, London: G. Eyre & A. Strahan, 1810, p. 204
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